Tornado survivor, hurt trying to save others, denied workers’ compensation

By Associated Press

October 24, 2011

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Mark Lindquist is an underpaid social worker who nearly gave his life trying to save three developmentally disabled adults from the Joplin tornado. The 200 mph winds tossed him nearly a block, broke every rib and put him in a coma for about two months. Lindquist ran up medical expenses that exceed $2.5 million, and the bills keep coming. But he has no medical insurance. He couldn’t afford it on a job paying barely above minimum wage.

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